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Tiny hand-sized modular computer being developed with hardware maker Xi3

The long-rumoured Steam Box has finally been revealed at CES in LA. Developed by the Utah-based Xi3, the hardware – currently going under the codename of ‘Piston’ – is designed specifically for use with Steam’s TV-friendly Big Picture mode. Xi3 has confirmed that it has received investment from Valve. The …

Studio set to reveal a number of other hardware projects this year, claims Ben Krasnow

Valve appears to have made plans to reveal its custom PC-console this year. According to a report on German site Golem (via PC Gamer), Valve engineer Ben Krasnow spoke on the upcoming hardware at the EHSM 2012 conference in Berlin, how it runs on Linux, and how a full reveal …

Windows 8 big OS winner, but underdogs make notable growth

Valve has released Steam’s latest top ten sellers chart, highlighting the big winners for the latter half of the Steam Holiday Sale. Ubisoft’s blockbuster Far Cry 3 finished ahead of Runic’s popular dungeon crawling sequel Torchlight II. Skyrim, which finished in the runner-up spot last week, finishes one spot behind …

Three 007 games have been removed from Valve’s leading downloads store, as well as Activision’s own digital portal. Steam users were the first to notice that 007 Legends, 007 Blood Stone and Quantum of Solace are now missing from the service, according to VG247. It was later found that they …

Producer issues humbling apology and promises to mend his ways

'Someone has to step up and change the hardware rules to bring display latency down', says Michael Abrash

Valve has revealed the top ten sellers for the first of two full weeks of store-wide discounts during Steam’s holiday sale. Several heavy hitters were vying for the top spot, but in the end first-person hack and slash Chivalry: Medieval Warfare beat them all. Skyrim would have likely surpassed the …